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Ohiogal

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8. When my kids were small

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 07:51 PM

Apr 2019

and we were on WIC, I learned to shop at the bakery outlet stores. Good quality whole wheat bread 75 cents a loaf. It was a lifesaver for us, especially when they got a little older and I used to pack 4 lunches every morning (3 kids and my hubby’s). I still buy bread there sometimes.

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why's bread so expensive? [View all] IcyPeas Apr 2019 OP

Because bread would spoil in the time it took to ship it from rzemanfl Apr 2019 #1

Lots of cheap bread too. nt fleabiscuit Apr 2019 #2

In Canada grocery store chains got caught fixing the price of bread last applegrove Apr 2019 #3

CEO's need more yachts. Doncha know? Ferrets are Cool Apr 2019 #4

I make my own and it's really cheap. I've had a bread maker for years but badhair77 Apr 2019 #5

It's even cheaper if you're not making fortified bread Major Nikon Apr 2019 #10

The cost of shelf space is high. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #6

We pay around $1.60 per loaf for white bread which seems reasonable... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2019 #7

When my kids were small Ohiogal Apr 2019 #8

Today I noticed my multi-grain was over 3 bucks. More than a gal of gas. UTUSN Apr 2019 #9

Enriched white bread at the Dollar General is $1.25 a loaf. Kaleva Apr 2019 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #12

it's made out of petroleum Kali Apr 2019 #13

It depends on the type of bread and where you buy it. Flaleftist Apr 2019 #14

I buy store brand sourdough Codeine Apr 2019 #15

Because it takes human beings to make it TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #16

Washington state here. yewberry Apr 2019 #17